Gilles Dumas is a French

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football coach and former player. He is the coach of French

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club,

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and previously

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. He previously coached the French national team while coaching Saint Gaudens in the Elite 1 Championship in the 1990s and 2000s. Dumas was a France national representative goal-kicking , scrum- or stand-off half back in his playing days during the 1980s and 1990s.

Playing career

In early 1986 Dumas was selected to play for the

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at in a match against

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for the 1985–88 World Cup tournament, scoring a

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and kicking a

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on his national debut. During the

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Dumas played for France in both

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es against Australia, the first at fullback and the second from the bench. Playing as a scrum half but eventually settling into the position, he continued representing France in matches for the 1989–92 World Cup tournament as well.

Coaching career

Dumas starting coaching the

in 1998. He coached the French in their campaign for the 2000 World Cup. Dumas was national coach for the

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. During the

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he coached the France national team as they hosted the Kiwis. During the

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Dumas coached the France national team as they hosted the Australians.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Gilles Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) France national rugby league team captains France national rugby league team coaches France national rugby league team players French rugby league coaches French rugby league players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Saint-Gaudens Bears coaches Saint-Gaudens Bears players Sportspeople from Toulouse Toulouse Olympique coaches